Global steel production was higher in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023. China, the world's largest producer of crude steel, produced 530.6 million metric tons of crude steel, which is five million metric tons lower compared to the previous year's first half.
Crude steel production worldwide in the 1st half of 2023 and the 1st half of 2024, by region
(in million metric tons)
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World Steel Association. (July 23, 2024). Crude steel production worldwide in the 1st half of 2023 and the 1st half of 2024, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143453/biannual-world-crude-steel-production-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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